Unveiling kiwifruit TCP genes: evolution, functions, and expression insights

The TEOSINTE-BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PROLEFERATING-CELL-FACTORS (TCP) gene family is a plant-specific transcriptional factor family involved in leaf morphogenesis and senescence, lateral branching, hormone crosstalk, and stress responses. To date, a systematic study on the identification and characteriz...

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Main Authors: Donglin Li, Haibo Li, Huimin Feng, Ping Qi, Zhicheng Wu
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Plant Signaling & Behavior
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2338985
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author Donglin Li
Haibo Li
Huimin Feng
Ping Qi
Zhicheng Wu
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Haibo Li
Huimin Feng
Ping Qi
Zhicheng Wu
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description The TEOSINTE-BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PROLEFERATING-CELL-FACTORS (TCP) gene family is a plant-specific transcriptional factor family involved in leaf morphogenesis and senescence, lateral branching, hormone crosstalk, and stress responses. To date, a systematic study on the identification and characterization of the TCP gene family in kiwifruit has not been reported. Additionally, the function of kiwifruit TCPs in regulating kiwifruit responses to the ethylene treatment and bacterial canker disease pathogen (Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, Psa) has not been investigated. Here, we identified 40 and 26 TCP genes in Actinidia chinensis (Ac) and A. eriantha (Ae) genomes, respectively. The synteny analysis of AcTCPs illustrated that whole-genome duplication accounted for the expansion of the TCP family in Ac. Phylogenetic, conserved domain, and selection pressure analysis indicated that TCP family genes in Ac and Ae had undergone different evolutionary patterns after whole-genome duplication (WGD) events, causing differences in TCP gene number and distribution. Our results also suggested that protein structure and cis-element architecture in promoter regions of TCP genes have driven the function divergence of duplicated gene pairs. Three and four AcTCP genes significantly affected kiwifruit responses to the ethylene treatment and Psa invasion, respectively. Our results provided insight into general characters, evolutionary patterns, and functional diversity of kiwifruit TCPs.
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spelling doaj.art-cb63b7a72b93447095ca5c48e0727e6e2024-04-22T08:52:27ZengTaylor & Francis GroupPlant Signaling & Behavior1559-23161559-23242024-12-0119110.1080/15592324.2024.23389852338985Unveiling kiwifruit TCP genes: evolution, functions, and expression insightsDonglin Li0Haibo Li1Huimin Feng2Ping Qi3Zhicheng Wu4Shaoguan UniversityShaoguan UniversityShaoguan UniversityShaoguan UniversityShaoguan UniversityThe TEOSINTE-BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PROLEFERATING-CELL-FACTORS (TCP) gene family is a plant-specific transcriptional factor family involved in leaf morphogenesis and senescence, lateral branching, hormone crosstalk, and stress responses. To date, a systematic study on the identification and characterization of the TCP gene family in kiwifruit has not been reported. Additionally, the function of kiwifruit TCPs in regulating kiwifruit responses to the ethylene treatment and bacterial canker disease pathogen (Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, Psa) has not been investigated. Here, we identified 40 and 26 TCP genes in Actinidia chinensis (Ac) and A. eriantha (Ae) genomes, respectively. The synteny analysis of AcTCPs illustrated that whole-genome duplication accounted for the expansion of the TCP family in Ac. Phylogenetic, conserved domain, and selection pressure analysis indicated that TCP family genes in Ac and Ae had undergone different evolutionary patterns after whole-genome duplication (WGD) events, causing differences in TCP gene number and distribution. Our results also suggested that protein structure and cis-element architecture in promoter regions of TCP genes have driven the function divergence of duplicated gene pairs. Three and four AcTCP genes significantly affected kiwifruit responses to the ethylene treatment and Psa invasion, respectively. Our results provided insight into general characters, evolutionary patterns, and functional diversity of kiwifruit TCPs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2338985kiwifruittcp gene familyactinidia chinensisactinidia erianthawhole-genome duplicationexpression profilesconserved motif
spellingShingle Donglin Li
Haibo Li
Huimin Feng
Ping Qi
Zhicheng Wu
Unveiling kiwifruit TCP genes: evolution, functions, and expression insights
Plant Signaling & Behavior
kiwifruit
tcp gene family
actinidia chinensis
actinidia eriantha
whole-genome duplication
expression profiles
conserved motif
title Unveiling kiwifruit TCP genes: evolution, functions, and expression insights
title_full Unveiling kiwifruit TCP genes: evolution, functions, and expression insights
title_fullStr Unveiling kiwifruit TCP genes: evolution, functions, and expression insights
title_full_unstemmed Unveiling kiwifruit TCP genes: evolution, functions, and expression insights
title_short Unveiling kiwifruit TCP genes: evolution, functions, and expression insights
title_sort unveiling kiwifruit tcp genes evolution functions and expression insights
topic kiwifruit
tcp gene family
actinidia chinensis
actinidia eriantha
whole-genome duplication
expression profiles
conserved motif
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2338985
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